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Simple Roast Chicken Mom's Recipe

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 2h
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 whole (4 to 6 pound) roasting chicken
  • 1 lemon
  • Chicken seasoning (McCormicks Rotisserie chicken seasoning)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F.

  • Step 2: Wash chicken and pat dry.

  • Step 3: Half the lemon and squeeze the juice over the top-stuff the squeezed lemon halves into the cavity.

  • Step 4: Liberally, sprinkle the chicken with seasoning on both sides.

  • Step 5: Place breast side down on a v-rack, placed over a roaster pan.

  • Step 6: Pour the chicken broth into the pan.

  • Step 7: Roast un-disturbed, until golden brown- about 1 hour , more or less.

  • Step 8: Using wads of paper towels, flip the chicken breast side up- sprinkle with more seasoning if needed.

  • Step 9: Roast again un-disturbed for about another hour, more or less, or until the drumstick moves very easily.

  • Step 10: Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.


Tips & Variations

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